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Boosting learner vocabulary for exam classes Kat Robb
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Overview Learning vocabulary Recording vocabulary Using vocabulary
4. Teaching Cambridge Exam Courses
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Why is vocabulary important?
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Discussion How do you teach vocabulary?
What percentage of the vocabulary you teach do you think learners retain? Do you think you could improve this? How?
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Aims Increase learners’ awareness Encourage good learning habits
Discover learning style Promote autonomy Encourage active learning
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Assessment of vocabulary
Language (W) Grammar & Vocabulary (S) “…employ a range of vocabulary” Communicative achievement (W) “…hold reader’s attention” Content (W) Discourse Management (S) “…relevant contributions to task” Language (W) Lexical resource (S) “… a wide range of vocabulary”
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Discussion How do you support your learners with their vocabulary learning?
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How can learners increase their vocabularies?
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Suffixes Adjectives able ive ful less ed ing ous ing al Nouns
ship ment ion ure ance ance ian hood
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Word families To record (V) A record (N) A recording (N)
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Pairing with adjectives
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Adjectives with ‘partners’
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Discussion How do you encourage your learners to record vocabulary?
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Recording vocabulary Vocab journal by word/topic category
Personalised glossaries (wordsmyth.com) Tables Diagrams – tree, spider, mindmap Example sentences in context Images Vocab cards with definiton – (
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Word tables - 2 SPORT PERSON PLACE football footballer pitch athletics
athlete track golf golfer course tennis tennis player court
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Diagrams Word tree Phrasal verb flow chart Mind map Word circle
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Retrieving vocabulary
Highlighting in use Talk to yourself… Vocab cards - Test yourself - Dictionary work -
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Quizlet.com
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Vocabulary.com
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Dictionary.com
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Games (B1-B2) Vocabulary & grammar Quiz your English
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Games Cambridge English FC (B2-C1) Vocabulary & grammar
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Elementary Pre-Intermediate
Intermediate Upper-Intermediate Advanced
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Listening & Reading
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How can we support learers?
Nurture notebooks Review lexis with games/apps Learner glossaries – highlight in use Peer feedback Promote creativity Encourage experimentation
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Teaching Cambrige Exams Course: benefits
Professional development Career opportunities Cascade Learner needs
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Course outline
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Questions
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Thank you @katrobb21 englishandtech.com
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